The Latest Breaking News from Ian Blair

'Mind-blowing': Kiwis cherish magical sporting moment

New Zealanders are in celebration mode after waking to a wintry morning and the news their small nation has its fourth major golf champion.

AAP · Jul 20

New Zealanders wake to a new major champion, heap praise on Ryan Fox

New Zealanders have woken to a wintry morning and the news their small nation had its fourth major golf champion

The Independent UK · Jul 20

The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we’ve been here before and got through it – and we will again

As I write my last regular column for the Guardian, my thoughts turn to the lessons and hope we can take from history, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair dies aged 72

Lord Ian Blair ran the force from 2005 to 2008, including the period of the July 7 bombings

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair dies aged 72

Lord Blair of Boughton ran the capital’s police force from 2005 until 2008.

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025

Former Met police commissioner Ian Blair dies aged 72

Blair led the London force from 2005 to 2008 and was made a life peer two years later

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review – the horror is still breathtaking

This dreadfully suspenseful four-parter about the killing of the innocent Brazilian man reveals the staggering number of blunders that led up to it

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on Disney+ is a devastating indictment of The Met

5/5 The story of how a Brazilian electrician lost his life to a litany of police mistakes will make you angry

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

The true story behind the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

The police shooting of the 27 year old Brazilian national is being made into a Disney+ series

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025

'Suspect' on Disney+ digs for the truth around a fatal London police shooting

A new Disney+ miniseries recreates a real-life police shooting that left a family reeling and searching for answers

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025